Someone mentioned 4 axle units on Q racetrack Intermodal trains. Assuming I don’t need my eyes checked, I spotted a BNSF GP60B on an eastbound double stack yesterday afternoon(lettered on the frame). I thought B units pretty much ended with the GP30B’s. Is it a rebuild of some kind? There can’t be too many of these?
ATSF had 23 of them built new during 1991.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?mid=217
Yep, theyre still around.
They are definitely still around and some have been painted in BNSF colors. On the way to work today, I spotted GP60B 332 with B40-8 8605 (also in BNSF colors) just east of Corwith.
Heck in the early 90’s we used to see Gp60M’s 3gp 60B’s and then another M in the typical abbba set up
We see members of the BNSF GP60B fleet here at Eola with some regularity.
Caught one a couple weeks ago. It’s tough to see, but behind the lead GP60M is a GP60B. And I’d agree, they show up more than you’d think… (follow the link for a full size image)
